Community Relations Specialist

Position Type:
Support Staff

Date Posted:
4/20/2026

Location:
College Achieve Paterson Charter School

Closing Date:
08/25/2026
Community Relations Specialist

District: College Achieve Paterson Charter School

Location: Paterson, NJ 07502

Basic Functions and Responsibilities
The Community Relations Specialist shall function under the immediate direction and supervision of the school's Principal or his/her designee.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
2. Minimum of five years School Psychologist, School Social Worker, or School Counselor Certificate or Substance Awareness Coordinator experience.
3. Working knowledge of State and Federal guidelines and procedures.
4. One year of experience in community service work involved in explaining the role of the local school system and related educational programs to residents of the community.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills, good presentation, and negotiation skills are essential as well.

Job Description

Community Relations Specialist - You will build and maintain relationships with individuals, students, communities, and organizations that can support your employer's goals. You will coordinate and provide support for school-family involvement as it relates to enhancing the student educational experience by carrying out necessary communications between home and school, and other activities that promote positive home-school relations. Much of the job is completed in an office, but you will spend time also hosting community-wide conferences with families and staff, conducting after school meetings, supporting families with locating jobs and delivering speeches. Must be a team player to build rapport with various constituents in communities, schools, and organizations.

The duties shall include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as a liaison between family and staff to ensure that school partners understand how to contact and best serve them.
• Serve on various committees in and outside of the school as is deemed necessary. Participate in planning teams and/or advisory board
• Provide staff development for supporting service personnel and administration
• Implement community outreach programs
• Organize events
• Release publicity material (i.e. press releases) and develop public relations strategies that will promote the organization's mission
• Involve community organizations and businesses in developing and implementing incentive programs for attendance, achievement, and behavioral improvement
• Conduct and organize various workshops and meetings with organizations
• Establish monthly, quarterly, and year-long priorities. Observe the status and progress of the work and making necessary adjustments in accordance with established priorities
• Be proficient in school procedures, policies, regulations, and instructions.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position
• Ability to identify and relate effectively to cultural and sociological differences as they exist in the local population
• Ability to learn quickly the significant facts in communities, schools, and organizations setting and weigh and evaluate such facts
• Ability to maintain needed records and files
• Perform other duties that may be within the scope of his/her employment and certifications as may be assigned by his/her supervisor(s)
• Provides assistance to students, troubled by physical, emotional, medical, familial, or chemical dependency problems
• Cooperates with community service providers or other officials in the rendering of critical, social, and emotional needs and related treatment services
• Serves on various committees within the school as is deemed necessary. Participates in planning teams and/or advisory boards
• Consultant available to provide information and support to schools experiencing a crisis or problematic incident
• Arranges for the conducting of workshops at various schools for parents of children that are educationally and socially deprived in order to inform them of the education program's provisions, services, and other functions offered within the school system.
• Compiles and collects basic information and material to help the school involve the parents in the activities of the children.
• Coordinates community-wide conferences with parents in order to involve them in their children's education.
• Conducts meetings with parents and interprets and explains the various provisions of the education program so that they are able to help their children at home.
• Meets with parent groups and helps individual parents resolve problems with their children by making referrals to appropriate persons in order to have a problem corrected.
• Confers with local parent council chairpersons and aids them in developing the skills and knowledge needed to function effectively in their positions.
• Confers and works with school principals, teachers, guidance and other professional staff, as well as parents and other concerned individuals regarding problems affecting the student's progress and achievements, behavior, personal well-being or other school-related problems they may be experiencing.

SALARY RANGE AND EMPLOYMENT PERIOD

1. Salary: Bachelor's Degree: $48,000 - $60,000

Master's Degree: Negotiable

1. Employment Period:10 Months
   
   
   Salary subject to change pending CAPCS contract negotiations.